Election. But first, the news with tatiana sanchez. With tatiana sanchez. Mark, thank you. And good evening. This is the latest from the newsroom. Soldiers could fill in for armed police after dozens of metropolitan Police Officers stood down from firearms duties following a murder charge against one of their colleagues. Scotland yard requested military support for Counter Terrorism duties if armed officers are unavailable. Armed officers are unavailable. All the officers have turned in their weapons after their colleague was charged with the murder of chris carver. Suella braverman has ordered a review into the situation which met Police Commissioner mark rowley has this evening. 24 has welcomed this evening. 24 year old carver was unarmed and died when he was shot in his car in south london last year. Former transport secretary grant shapps says it would be irresponsible to keep ploughing money into hs2 plans. The government has failed to deny reports claiming the manchester leg is set to be scrapped. The leg is set to be scrapped. The east midlands parkway line is also under threat. The sunday telegraph claims the potential cost of the high speed rail scheme his increased by £8 billion. The cuts could be made before the Tory Party Conference in manchester next month. In manchester next month. Downing street has sought to play downing street has sought to play down reports the Prime Minister is drawing up plans to slash inheritance tax. The slash inheritance tax. The sunday times claims rishi sunaks considering reducing the current rate in the budget in march, despite a warning by the chancellor, jeremy hunt , that he chancellor, jeremy hunt, that he would have no headroom for tax cuts. Death duty is charged at 40, but the vast majority of estates fall below the threshold and so married couples can pass on £1 million to their kids without being taxed. The liberal without being taxed. The liberal democrats are calling on the government to triple tax for social media firms to fund having a Mental Health worker for all schools in england. The for all schools in england. The proposal would see the Digital Services levy raised from 2 to 6 of company revenues. Deputy 6 of company revenues. Deputy leader daisy cooper told her Party Conference earlier today that Mental Health has dropped off the political radar. She introduced a wider package of proposals, including regular check ups on the nhs. For those at risk for. Finally, nasa has successfully landed the largest asteroid sample ever collected back on earth. The specimen is a back on earth. The specimen is a remnant of our early solar system, which scientists believe can shed light on how the planets formed and life on our planets formed and life on our planet began, which is estimated to be 4. 5 million years old. It was checked for any damage and wrapped in thermal blanketing before being recovered by helicopter using a cargo. Net helicopter using a cargo. Net here with gb news across the uk on tv in your car on Digital Radio and on your Smart Speaker. By radio and on your Smart Speaker. By simply saying play gb news. Now its back to. Mark thanks , tatiana. Welcome to mark dolan tonight. Busy one for you in my big opinion. After his net zero u turn. Rishi sunak is finally listening to the country , which listening to the country, which is why i think he should go to the country in an early election next may. The race for number 10 is all to play for now in the big story. Is it right to name and shame the politicians who cant define what a woman is . Cant define what a woman is . Ill be asking former government minister and official woman Edwina Currie. How will the next election go . Who gets the keys to number 10 . Ill be asking tonights mark meat guest the most respected political scientist in the country. King of the political polls, legendary polling expert sir john curtice. In my take at ten, john curtice. In my take at ten, prince harry has been rendered homeless by the palace and hes only brought this on himself at last. Only brought this on himself at last. Some tough love from his last. Some tough love from his father , the king. I will be father, the king. I will be deaung father, the king. I will be dealing with prince harry at ten tonight. Newsmaker is ann widdecombe. Ill be asking ann is a vote for labour a vote to rejoin the eu . Plus, is axing inheritance tax merely a tax cut for the rich . Weve got for the rich . Weve got tomorrows front pages at 1030 sharp with three top pundits who have a mint told what to say and who do not follow the script. Tonight political commentator and former government adviser, a brand new star on mark dolan tonight Claire Pearsall , a tonight Claire Pearsall, a conservative member of the house of lords. Lord taylor of warwick and gb news, senior political commentator nigel nelson. And commentator nigel nelson. And tonight ill be asking the pundits. Following a Police Revolt over the murder charge of a colleague is Suella Braverman rights to back armed police to do their job as they begin their annual conference this weekend. Annual conference this weekend. Are the lib dems still a thing . Are the lib dems still a thing . And is Michael Caine right that the key to a happy life is a younger wife . Do age gap relationships worth back . Plus, the most important part of the show your emails they come straight to this my laptop. Straight to this my laptop. There it is mark at gbnews. Com and this show has a strict golden rule so we dont do bonng. Golden rule so we dont do boring. Not on my watch. Ijust boring. Not on my watch. I just wont have it. A big two hours to come. It is sunday night so get the kettle on. Weve got work to do and we start with my big opinion. On who doesnt love big opinion. On who doesnt love a good comeback. Elvis presleys comeback special in 1968. Live. Comeback special in 1968. Live. A Pool Football Club in istanbul. In 2005, at and gb news star angela rippon. Last night on stage , strictly a show she used stage, strictly a show she used to present, she still got the moves. And yes, cancel me for moves. And yes, cancel me for this. Shes moves. And yes, cancel me for this. Shes still moves. And yes, cancel me for this. Shes still got the legs moves. And yes, cancel me for this. Shes still got the legs. And this week rishi sunak showed that hes got legs too. Although his a somewhat shorter than angelas as he has showed the country tree a bit of leg too, with a more sensible and rational approach to the environment. Giving petrol and diesel cars a five year stay of execution ocean a reprieve for perfectly efficient and cheaper gas boilers that do the job and an approach to getting those Carbon Emissions down. That works alongside the needs of the economy right . Thats what we can afford and engages the will of the people. So with this bold of the people. So with this bold move, rishi sunak has done his bit for democracy and for people power as i said on friday, this more realistic and honest approach to net zero could be his falklands moment. His get brexit done moment. The target to get those emissions down by 2050 remains. But his decision to grant hundreds of oil and gas licences alongside a push for Green Renewables will protect our economy and guarantee our Energy Security so that were not reliant on tyrants like Vladimir Putin or despotic regimes like saudi arabia, just to keep the lights on. Energy security is National Security , security is National Security, which is why sir keir starmer , which is why sir keir starmer, the cervix free leader of the opposition , is now going to opposition, is now going to carry his unflinching commitment to net zero like an albatross around his neck. What will around his neck. What will voters who are struggling with the cost of living make of his announcement this week that he will reverse this decision on new petrol and diesel cars banning them by 2030, meaning that many brits will struggle to replace their current vehicle. Replace their current vehicle. Plus, by the way, no new oil and gas licences for the north sea. Gas licences for the north sea. And what about this war on motoring costs . Of course, if you listen to sky news presenters, apparently poor people dont drive cars. Who knew to get yourself out of london, dear, you might learn a thing or two. Keir starmer should get out of to london all of his ideas. Go down a storm in islington. But his partys indulgence have woke ideologies like the idea women can have penises that britain has a shameful past, or that everythings racist, including the countryside, mathematics and knitting. All of that goes down like a cup of cold sick outside of the capital. All starmers religious commitment to net zero, which is tantamount to a cult and is obvious desire to realign with, if not rejoin the eu became all too apparent this week as he kissed emmanuel macrons in the elysee palace. He told a canadian conference that he didnt want to diverge from eu rules, which he now denies. Of from eu rules, which he now denies. Of course he from eu rules, which he now denies. Of course he does. And denies. Of course he does. And he even announced that his plan to stop the boats was a cosy deal with brussels that could see us accept upwards of 100,000 people a year, plus his plan to reopen the brexit deal has been laughed at even by his friends on the continent. Meanwhile, on the continent. Meanwhile, sunakis on the continent. Meanwhile, sunak is tapping into brexit benefits , tearing up stifling eu benefits, tearing up stifling eu rules to kick start the construction of hundreds of thousands of much needed new houses. A trade deal with india is just a whisker away , and the is just a whisker away, and the city of london is planning major reforms which could see a £200 billion brexit bonus for the economy. While sunak is economy. While sunak is embracing our newfound sovereignty and independence , sovereignty and independence, its clear that starmers europhile pals are still in mourning. Take a look at this. Mourning. Take a look at this. Here they are cavorting in Central London at a march which managed an attendance of just 3000 people. Thats 3 of those expected to attend. And here are some of them demonstrating why some of them demonstrating why so many stayed away. Now congratulate us to my brilliant colleague, ben leo, star reporter on dan wootton tonight, whose questions down at the march, which turned out to be a slow shuffle reveal just how irrational these arch remainers actually are. Actually are. The other countries seem to have recovered a lot better from it than we have. Germanys in recession, though, were so how is though, and were not. So how is that true . That true . Im not an economist. Im not an economist. What else do you miss about the, um. Oh no. The, um. Oh no. Oh, no. I like the he was struggling. That was like me on celebrity. Pointless. Listen, things are going sunaks way. You cant deny it. Inflation looks to have peaked. Deny it. Inflation looks to have peaked. Interest rates were held peaked. Interest rates were held this week. And with the economy this week. And with the economy on the up just as germany and the eurozone struggle events dear boys events are playing in his favour, which is why i think sunak should seize the initiative and call an earlier election in may of next year. We know he can eke it out until january 2025, but to go early is a sign of confidence that he can show that hes owning this. And an early poll sends a message that britains future is bright, not bleak. This week, the battle not bleak. This week, the battle lines have been drawn. The tyranny of woke culture, which most people hate, includes many on the left. The cult of net zero White Elephant nonsense like hs2 unlocking housebuilding, embracing brexit or not unpicking it, protecting pensions, stopping the boats and cutting taxes to boost the economy. Sunaks approach will economy. Sunaks approach will not be popular everywhere. Ideological be its islington vs is the rest of the uk well well bnng is the rest of the uk well well bring it on london isnt Britain Sunak has talked about a more Honest Politics in which he wants to be straight with the public. Well, the cold hard truth is that the next election is all to play for. Rishi should go to the country sunak rather than later. A maypole may work in his favour and spring keir starmer a surprise. Starmer a surprise. Of course the polls would contradict what ive had to say. Labour are streets ahead and of course keir starmer and his folk would argue that the country has been destroyed by the tories over 13 years. Theyve made a horlicks of the economy and its time for change. So whats your view . Margaret gibb news. Com lets get reaction from my top pundits. Political commentator and former government adviser Claire Pearsall conservative member of the house of lords, lord taylor of warwick and gb news, senior political commentator nigel nelson. Lord taylor , let me start with you. Taylor, let me start with you. Im calling for a may election. Im calling for a may election. Its the economy. So i think he should go long. You didnt call me stupid. You didnt call me stupid. You didnt call me stupid. Look, even lazarus came back from the dead, so there is hope for rishi. But i think that in my opinion , its not opposition my opinion, its not opposition that win elections. Its governments that lose them. And theres so much anger against theres so much anger against the conservative government because of the cost of living and so forth, that theres no real passion for keir starmer, in my view. Real passion for keir starmer, in my view. But real passion for keir starmer, in my view. But i think its in my view. But i think its still difficult for rishi. You cant base it all on the uxbndge cant base it all on the uxbridge by election result they squeak through on ulez if he waits till october, doesnt that look like hes clinging on for dear life . No. Hes entitled to. The economy, i think will improve. And i think the problem improve. And i think the problem is if he goes in may, the economy could still be in the ditch. Inflation ran high. People are suffering. So you know, its the economy, stupid play know, its the economy, stupid play it long. Thats my view. Well, claire, i think if sunak goes to the country early, that is winning the mind games because the messaging is very clear. Im confident. I believe in britain, quite possibly. Britain, quite possibly. But if youve ever, ever been out on the election trail any time of year that you have, it is awful because the majority of the public will hate you at any one given points throughout in a campaign. That changes from one given points throughout in a campto n. That changes from one given points throughout in a campto week that changes from one given points throughout in a campto week during hanges from one given points throughout in a campto week during aanges from one given points throughout in a campto week during aange ofom week to week during a sort of 6 to 8 week campaign. You will be good one minute, you be good one minute, you will be awful, next. So i think that awful, the next. So i think that the messaging has to be right. And that the economy and i do think that the economy needs to be better. Whether you needs to be better. Whether you leave october, you run leave it until october, you run the risk things going wrong the risk of things going wrong across the months. So you across the summer months. So you have to play a little bit have to play it a little bit safe. I think probably youre safe. I think probably youre looking at springtime anyway. I looking at springtime anyway. I think that the all of the signs are pointing towards that. I think that october would just be too long and you run the risk of going into the winter elections, as we saw in which isnt as we saw in 2019, which isnt great for turnout. And people get really angry if they feel that theyre excluded that theyre being excluded from something. So im not sure that something. So im not sure that well have any earlier than well have it any earlier than may that would be my may and that that would be my bet on lets just hope that bet on it. Lets just hope that things pick up new year things pick up in the new year and itll be and the polling. Itll be interesting to see sirjohn interesting to see what sir john curtice about the curtice has to say about the polling, because i think that thatis polling, because i think that that is going to be absolutely crucial when we go into next yeah however, nigel, a week to forget for keir starmer well, i dont think so. Accusations of cosying up to the eu kissing emmanuel macrons backside and of course two weeks ago his solution to stop the boats, a deal with the eu. Well , taking those things in well, taking those things in turn , apart from from perhaps turn, apart from from perhaps emmanuel macrons backside on the first issue, he was just restating the policy, which is to make brexit work better by closer relationship with the eu. Thats what brexiteers im sure must want on on the immigrants hes been subject to a two to a really gross missed representation by the tories. Representation by the tories. This comes back. To a european this comes back. To a European Council proposal in june which was to share migrants around the Member States more fairly. But Member States more fairly. But its Member States. Were not a its Member States. Were not a member state. Weve left the eu. We will not be subject to the quotas. So when the tories talk about, oh, well, based on our population , that means well be population, that means well be taking 124,000 in. Can anyone seriously think any Prime Minister of whatever colour would do that kind of deal with e